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Surname question, please

If a surname ends in a "y", what is the correct way to show plural possession when an "s" is added at the end as in speaking of "the home of the Tenny family"? Would the appostrophe be before or after the "s" when indicating plural ownership? And, when speaking of a group of the Tenny family would it be "the Tennys" or (as someone seriously suggested to me) "the Tennies"? I know that in the case of a given name of a person who's name ends with a "y" possession is shown as "Sandy's" but I am unclear in regards to a surname when it relates to the possession of a family as a whole. Thank you for any assistance you may be able to offer me.

Re: Surname question, please

There is some controversy on this topic, but most usage manuals now say "spell it the way you pronounce it." We write, "That is the Joneses' house," because we would pronounce it Jonzez house; we write "...in Jesus's name," because we pronounce it Jezusez name. The consonant cluster at the end of mists's would be nearly impossible to pronounce, so all other rules aside, I would never spell it that way. It is ladyinthemists' website.

Re: Surname question, please

You're very welcome. As I said in my post, there is some controversy about the possessive form of some plural proper nouns. In the absence of hard and fast rules, we have to substitute most widely accepted over correct.